Victoria and Albert collected works documenting political and military events
Roger Fenton (1819-69)
General Pierre François Joseph Bosquet (1810-1861) 1855
Albumen print | 16.7 x 14.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2500330
Photograph of General Bosquet mounted on his horse Bayard facing left with his head turned towards the camera. He is wearing military uniform and a bicorn hat and has a sword by his side. A tent and hillside can be seen behind.
General Bosquet was a senior French military figure during the Crimean War and was involved in the Siege of Sevastopol and the Battle of Inkerman.
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Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Pierre François Joseph Bosquet, General (1810-61)Army-France-InfantryArmy-FranceArmy-France-Maréchals des LogisArmy Officers -
16.7 x 14.9 cm (image)
57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)
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General Bosquet on Bayard
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Military affairs
- Wars, Campaigns & Battles
- Wars
- Wars of the nineteenth century
- Crimean War (1853-1856)
- Wars of the nineteenth century
- Wars
- Wars, Campaigns & Battles
- Military affairs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Horses
- Animal husbandry
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Travel Goods
- Tents
- Travel Goods
- Agriculture and related techniques
- visual works
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